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entree PATENT ,QFFEQEO HENRY ALINDEB AND GRANT B. SlT-IIPLEY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, AS- SIGHORS TO THE OHIO \VOOD PBESERVINGCOMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYL- VANIA, A CORPORATION OF 0310..

ADZINGT AN D BORING MACHINE.

Implication filed August 13', 1927. Serial No. 212,684.

The invention relates to combined ma- ",hines for Vadzing and boring railroad ties. the object being to improve the construction and operation of suchmachines to the end that ties may be properly held in tool-operating positions, and be. rapidly and accurately adyied and bored regardless of their relative sizes and of variations in the shape and sectional dimension and areas of individual ties, and to the further end that there will be a minimum or wear upon and breakage of the elements of the machine and its tools.

The machine provided according to this invention includes a frame having tie supporting rails at its top on. which, at the front of the machine ties may be fed mechanically aositioned manually. Two feeders move the ties from the front to the rear of the machine, the first being herein designated as the adzing and the second as the boring feeder. The adzaine' feeder is provided with a plurality of spaced dog'sto engage successive ties; is reciprocable in a horizontal plane; is also reci ,rocable in a vertical plane to permit its tie-engaging dogs to pass beneath ties when the feeder is moved towards the front end oithe machine; and is provided with clamps which firmly engage the sides of each tie adjacent to its ends regardless of the width or variations in width of the tie. he boring feeder receives tiestrom' the feeder at the rear end of the latter, moves them to a position for being clamped 'lor boi' and, when bored moves them to the rear end of the machiiic'whcre they may be ex agged by a conveyor or otherwise removed from the machine. v

When in boring position, vertically and horizontally movable clamps are provided for each end of the'tie for centering and firmly holding it in proper alignment with boring; heads which move upwardly to here tie and downward y to remove the bar- LLl\1 ings and boring bits from it, The operations. of the feeders, clamps and boring-nicel anism are all coordinated to rapidly adZ and lore ties successively fed to the machine. Preferably three motors are used for operatg he machine, one for continuously rot-ab ng t 1e aozers, another for continuously driving the boring tools and another for operating the feeders and control for the chine, it being here noted for the purpose oi clearness in describing the machine that the front of the machine is at the left, the rear at right. the lcit side at the top and the right side'at the bottom of this figure. Fin. 21s an elevation of the right side of the macnne; ig. 3 an incomplete transverse sectlcnal view taken on the line llllll, Fig. 2, showing the adzcrs and motor for driving them; Fig. l a longitudinal sectional view taken on the brol'en line lV-IV. Fi a 1' 5 a detached elevation of the i 'ight sidr portion of t adzing'feeder; Big. 6 a plan view of the portion of the adzing feeder shown n Fig 5; Figs. 7 and 8 vertical sectional views taken on the lines VH-VH and VHL V'HI, respectively, 6 Fill. sectional view of a fluid pro e control valve, the plane of view being indicated by v v 1:- 1 all All, lug. l. Fm. 12 a rear end VlOW oi" 4 13 a transverse sectional the machine; re. view taken substantially on the line Xi ll- Kill, Fig; 1; Fi 14- a combined vertical section and elevation oi the right side portion oi the boring feeder; the plaiie of view bein indica" l by the broken line XlVXll Y 15 an elevation of the rear of the boringtceder. the view being in reverse position of Fig. ll; Fig. 16 a longitudinalsectional view of the upper port-ion of a boring feeder showing the construction of its tieengaging dog's; Fig. 17 adetached elevation of a boring tie clamp adjacent to the rear of the machine; 18 a plan view of the tie clamp "t Fig. .17 Fig. 19 a combined elevation and verticalsectional view of a boring tie clamp mechanism for eticcting its vertical reci 'irocation, the plane of view being indicated by the line XIXXIX, Fig. 1; Fig. a combined elevation and vertical sectional view of a boring head and the mechanism for effecting its vertical reciprocation,

the plane of view being indicated by the line XX-XX, Fig; 1; Fig. 21 a plan view ot a boring lead beam, the cent 'al portion of it being broken away, and the bearings at its nds shown in section; Fig. a re lneed scale elevation of the centering guides the ends of the boring beam, the plane of i being indicated by the line XXII- IKXEI, Fig. 21; Fig. 23 a central view of means for ndjusting the guides at the end of the l)()ll 1l beam, the plane of View being indicated by the line XXllL-XXIH, Fig.

lure r'i chenism for actnatmg the ado-1 end boringtie cramps; and Fig, a cam diagram. 7

In explaining the construction of the ll trative embodiment of the invention, the g; neral arrangementofthe machine will fir t bedescribed, and thereat'ter the 1 'ng' feeder together with its tie clamps end meclnin for effecting its vertical and horizontal movements, the boring feeder and mechanism for eltecting its horizontal movements, the hering clamps and mechanism for etleetinp; their vertical movements, and the boring; heed.

As to the general construction and ar range-- ment of the machine, it is supported and arranged upon and Within a frame 1 t general rectangular form yrovided with posts 2 to the upper ends of which there are attached discontinuous tie-supporting rails 3. Near its center (Figs. 1-4) the machine is provided with an adzer comprising a shaft 4 provided. at its ends with a pair of adzing lie-eds 5 and adapted to be rotated by motor (3 through a train of pinions, the a rnngement being such that the driving motor may be positioned below the lower faces 0:? ties supported on rails 3. his shown particularly in Fi 3, each adzing head 5 is preferably provided with three series of cutters, the outer ends of the center series somewhat overl: ppinp; the

' inner ends of the outer series.

ing arms and 11, and adjacent to its roe-.1

the operation of the machine.

The adzing feeders to]: moving ties to, over 'and beyond the adzers comprises a pair of carriages 7 arranged one at each side oi the machine and niountec tor like horizontal movements upon a pair oit vertically movable tables 8 which are adapted to be moved vertically. Each of these'carria provided at its front end with a tie-en,e aging; den: 9, at

its central portion with a pair of tie impend with a tie-engaging; dog); 12, the arraz'ige ment being such that the horizontal movements of the carriages 7 move ties cer ."H mtervals towards the rear of the machine, they being adzed While moved over the zidi aer which preterit )ly runs continuously during While there are two tables and carriages, there is effect but a single table and earl-1' divided into sections the movements ott which are siniultaneous and identical.

the machine there are two pairs 0t arms 19 and 20 for clamping the ties in boring positions, these arms being mounted, respectively, on horizontally movable carriages 21 and 22 (Figs. 17 and 18) supported by vertically movable tables 23. Here again, While there are two tables and carriages, there is in etZeet but a single table and carriage divided into sections the nnivements of which are sinniltaneens and identical.

Mounted for vertical movements in alignment with clampingnifins l9 and 20 there is a boring beam 25 (Figs. 4L- and 13) having boring, heads 26 at its ends','\vhich heads are provided with the desired number oi? boring bits 27 adapted to be driven bya motor 28 mounted upon beam 25 and preferably continuously during the operation of the chine. r

The horizontal and Vertical ni'oven'i'ents 'ot' the adzing feeder, the horizontal-mot unents of the boring feeder, and the vrtical movements of theboring clamps and boring beam are preferably efii'ected by connections eX- Lil tending from cams arranged in a cam honsing 30 (Fig.1) and mounted upon a shaft 31 rotated by connections extending $0111 a motor 33 which is continuously,driven during the operation of the machine. The move I Ade/Z feeder.

As previously explained, this :teeder is in two sections, one at the right and the other at the lett side of the machine, each section including a carriage 7 and a table 8. Each is the same except for an air contro me nis n which is borne only by the section at the 1t side of the machine. The construction of the right side section of this i'eederis shown particularly in Figs. 5-41 to which reference is now made.

Table 8 is supported by a pair of toggle links 10 and 4-1 seen particularly in Figs. 0 end 10. At their center pivot points these pairs of toggles are connected to each other by a linl; .42, and to hold the table against horizontal movements, its rear end is connected by a link 42- to a post 44 secured to lit) ' with a T head 60 (Fig; 8) which engages in-i Frame 1. in Fig. 10 table 8-is shown in full lines in its uppermost position and in dotted lines in its lowermost position, toggles e0 and 41 being broken or partially closed in the latter position. For

to lower and raise tl at) is connected th.

moving; the top: re "able,i ront toggle .i ll; push a log l5 and a linl: shattl8 l s the machine e I I v/ r end oi which is connected by a link til arm 53 attached to sha" l avoid breakage of these connections case there should be ahnornal resistance to the up vard movei'nent of table 3, the connei-- tions preferably include a cut-out for con- As may comprise a movable circuit trolli-npg'the circuit tiircigh motor 33. shown in Fig. 10, this cut-i an electric switch havin controlling arm 56 lying in the path of a dog 57 attached to link Rather than heing 'connected directly to the upper end of care lever 51, link is connected to it through a spring, which, in of abnormalresistance to the rearward movement 01 link 52 to raise the table, will hecon'ie compressed siifliciently to cause dog 57 to engage arm 58 and throw switch 55.

For slidably mountinoi carriage a V 1 upon table 8 the carriage is provided centrally e wardly turned flanges 61 formed on the lower portion of the carriage. The horizontal movements of the carriage are effected by a rock shaft 62 (Figs. 1 and 1.1) to which there connected an arm 3,theuppcr end of which is attached to the front oft-he carriage by a link 64. T his shaft rocked by pivoted cam lever upon the periphery of pair of companion earns 66 and 437, lever being attached at its upper end by a link (58 to an arm 69 connettcd to shalt For the purpose plained with reierence to the electric switch ot. 10, link 68 similarly attached to 'cain lever (35 for operating a motor co-n nected to the carria 'e While provision is made for moving clamping arm 11 towards and from arm 10. 'For this purpose arm ll 2 1. bi a. p 1 10 an is pieieia i stunt. y a career e o iciinee integrally with a cylinder 75, which shown in Fig. 8, is provided with laterally extending flanges 76 slidably engaged by the upper portion of the carriage: l l ithin cylinder there is a piston 77 (l ig. 6}; attached to a piston rod 78,'the outer end oi which is 31virovided with rollers which hear otally anchored at 79 to carriage 7. Compressed air and almost are carried to and orn the cylinder 75 through pipes 80 and it being -n-derstood that when compressed led into "he cylinder through pipe 80 intro" 1 nrong'h pipe 81 the ill be mo ed to the right to open l 'rovision is made for controlling the how of air cylinder 75 through pipe 80 5 w ll t be noved towards O r --e rests upon rails 3 between arms 10 T this end there is a" c'icd to the arriage 7 a valve ig e. having ports coir pipe a pc 853, these j oeing centre a l -i no; valve r ied to a sten 85, outer end of which engaged by l 80, This rod is connectee by a linl'; 8'? to a pivoted linger 88 the outer end of vinich is yieldingly urged upwardly to a position above the plane 01 2? the position in which it is shown 5, linger 88, through link 87, rod 86, and stem 85, holds valve S t in a position to prevent flow of air through casing 82 from pipe 83 into pipe 80. lVhen tie is between 1.0 and 11 it presses finger 88 doiny to move valve S l so that air may flow from pipe 83 through casing 82 and pipe 80 to cylinder 75 to cause it and its attached arm 11 move towards arm 10.

In Fig. 2%, there is diagrammatically illustrated the pipe connections for controlling .tie-supportin rails 3 at the right side of the machine.

in ll ii to cylinders Y5 on each side of the r supply from a suitable sonrc v a pipe 91 to valve mechao ion of which is illus- 9; This valve inclnc case an inlet port and outlet lhese ports 1 controlled ind 97 borne exhaust no indical'ca'li 1 r r afl acent to eld periphery of a cam 101 attached t @utlet port 94: Oil valve casing 92 o shait l. is con- @GCiCil to pipe 83, and outlet port 95 to a pipe ipe 8C: is provided with ahr ll)? the front end of cylinder 75 the i: the mach ne, and pipe 8; with a leading to the rear of cylinder 75 t i iich leading to 

